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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Wallisians of Fiji

The Wallisians of Fiji, numbering approximately 950 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to Wallis Island. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Wallisian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Wallisian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Fiji
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Wallisian (wls)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 950
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG008243
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

81%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Wallisian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Wallisian Speakers

Media Resources in Wallisian:

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Bible Resources in Wallisian:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Wallisians:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
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Pray specifically for the Wallisians of Fiji

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
readRomans 1:18

Pray that God will have mercy and open the eyes of those who don't know Jesus, so that they can turn to the One who is able to save them from their sins.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
read2 Corinthians 5:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will understand and experience the truth that in Christ, they are a new creation, and the old has gone and the new has come.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

Wallisian Across Countries (ROP3 - 110645) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
WallisiansPG008243WallisiansFiji950Unengaged and UnreachedWallisianRoman Catholicism
WallisiansPG018326WallisiansWallis and Futuna7,400Engaged yet UnreachedWallisianRoman Catholicism
WallisiansPG018381WallisiansNew Caledonia26,500Unengaged and UnreachedWallisianRoman Catholicism

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